multifamily

adjective

mul·​ti·​fam·​i·​ly ˌməl-tē-ˈfam-lē How to pronounce multifamily (audio)
-ˌtī-,
-ˈfa-mə-lē
: involving or common to more than one family
a multifamily home
In contrast to single-family housing, where residents typically pay directly based on the amount of water used, there are several models for billing multifamily residents …Elizabeth A. Wentz et al.

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With more than $12 billion under management, Realm is a multifamily office investment platform specializing in commercial real estate. Diana Olick, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025 Companies should evaluate how the community is expected to evolve, including multifamily and retail growth phases, demographic profiles and how these elements align with their corporate culture and workforce strategy. John Krpan, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Much resistance to multifamily housing in single-family neighborhoods would dissipate if the state would require landlords to maintain their property, said Fayetteville resident Angela Belford of the Belford Group marketing firm. Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025 The company was founded by a Xavier University graduate, Peter Klekamp, in 2001 as a real estate management firm focused on multifamily and industrial properties. Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for multifamily

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of multifamily was in 1903

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“Multifamily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multifamily. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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